Crystal Ball

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
July 19th, 2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using a tube by Selina Fenech.
This tube was a bonus tube for the month of
June 2013.
CDO

I am also using Inspired by Selina Fenech June 2013
scrap by Babycakes which can also be purchased
at CDO.

Mask MB & SW Mask32
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Plugin
Eye Candy 5 Impact

Open a 700x700 new image.

Choose a flower doodle element
& paste as a new layer.
Select your freehand selection - make sure it is
set to freehand selection type.
Draw around the center of the doodle.

Paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
Selections invert & press delete.
Select none.
Move this paper underneath the doodle layer.

Merge the two layers together.
Duplicate once. On the copy layer,
Rotate - free rotate - right 90
Mirror & move to the right side.
You want the two layers to form
a sort of Left facing L shape.

Open a standing single flower element.
Paste as a new layer on the opening side
of the two layers. Position so that it comes across
to the vertical right side layer.
On your layer palette, move this layer
down below the L layer.

Merge the two layers together.
Use your freehand selection again
& select around the center of the layer.

Paste a paper as a new layer.
Selections invert & press delete.
Move the paper below the layer.

Press your tube of choice as a new layer
between the paper & frame like layer.
Duplicate once.
Move the copy to the top in your layer palette.
Back on the original, press delete.
Select none.

On the tube copy layer, erase any parts
you don't want showing on your frame.
Add a drop shadow to your frame &
original tube layers.
2,2,50,5 Black.

Open a corner flower arrangement element.
Paste as a new layer.
Rotate - free rotate -90 right.
Position on left side of the tag behind
your tube copy layer.
Flip. Duplicate once &
flip the copy one.
I erased the large part of the ribbon sticking
out on both but that is optional.

Now open a vertical flower arrangement.
Rotate -free rotate - left 90.
Paste on the bottom right corner of the tag.
Keep this as a top layer for now.
I again erased a ribbon part but that is entirely optional.

Open a key element.
Resize 60%.
Paste on the upper right corner.
Add a drop shadow to the layer.

Open a crystal ball element.
Paste as a new layer.
Select your freehand selection again.
Draw around the inner edge of the ball part.

Paste your tube as a new layer.
Selections invert & press delete.
Merge the two together. Keep selected.

Apply the plugin Eye Candy 5 Impact
Glass - watery setting default.
Select none.
Resize 70% & position as wanted on the tag.

Paste a paper of choice as a bottom layer.
Apply the mask MB & SW Mask32.
Merge group. Resize this mask layer 105%.

Merge layers together.
Resize if wanted.
Add artist copyright info & name.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.